Infrastructure management system

1. Infrastructure management system Introduction Managers and engineers need clear guidelines for life-cycle management of infrastructure systems for water, sewer, and storm water services. Managing these systems as business assets will hold costs down and improve performance. Failure rates will increase as systems age, and capital needs will increase when water, sewer, and storm water systems need renewal at the same time.

2. Infrastructure management system Introduction Water supply, wastewater, and storm water are essential public services that require complex and expensive infrastructure systems. These infrastructure systems require effective care over their life cycles to produce good service and high return on assets. Without this care, service will suffer and costs will rise; in the worst case, the utility may suffer regulatory sanctions and customers may experience health problems, poor service, and possibly property damage.

3. Infrastructure management system Infrastructure is the set of physical systems that provides public services. In water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure systems, the physical components are pipes, buildings, pumping plants, treatment trains, and other capital- intensive facilities. Because the infrastructure value of these facilities is responsible for high annual revenues, they are said to be “capital-intensive” services.

4. Infrastructure management system An Infrastructure Management System is an integrated framework for infrastructure through its life cycle from the “cradle to the grave.” It coordinates functions in an integrated, data-centered approach to managing an organization’s physical systems.

5. Infrastructure management system Data-centered infrastructure management system.

6. Benefits of infrastructure management systems The benefits of infrastructure management systems are clear. When infrastructure works, society has efficient transportation, safe water, reliable and affordable energy, a clean and attractive environment, and other essential support systems. When it does not work, people waste hours in traffic, have bad water or no water, lack electricity, and live in unhealthy conditions. As public works employees know, if infrastructure works well, people take it for granted. If not, they suffer and complain quickly

7. Benefits of infrastructure management systems Infrastructure management systems therefore offer multiple benefits by providing information-based tools to: • Offer better customer service • Prepare and manage capital improvement programs • Control costs for infrastructure management and operation • Publicize and gain approval for capital improvements • Guide operations and maintenance practices • Comply with regulations and improve service

8. Infrastructure condition curve

9. Water, sewer, and storm water systems and services Integrated urban water system

10. Water supply infrastructure systems Water supply system

11. Water supply infrastructure systems Water supply systems must deliver enough water of high quality at sufficient pressure for domestic, commercial, industrial, and municipal uses. Needs must be met during peak demand periods and during drought, as well as during periods of average supply and demand. A percentage of the water is normally unaccounted for through leakage and other losses. Also, standby water for fire fighting is essential

12. Water supply infrastructure systems Data on surface water systems from the AWWA illustrate management parameters that can be measured: • Percentage of plant source water from lake or reservoir, river, or blended groundwater • Plant design capacity in millions of gallons per day 7 • Average-day production in millions of gallons per day • Peak-day production in millions of gallons per day • Plant expansions in procurement or construction phase • Expansions planned within the next 5 years in millions of gallons per day

13. Water supply infrastructure systems Data on surface water systems from the AWWA illustrate management parameters that can be measured: • Pretreatment • Permanent pilot plant availability • Average chemical cost for surface water treatment per millions of gallons • Total costs for residuals treatment and disposal per year

14. Water supply infrastructure systems For groundwater, the AWWA reports illustrate management parameters that can be measured: • Total number of wells • Number of well fields/clusters • Number of entry points to the distribution system • Average-day production across all wells in millions of gallons per day • Peak-day production across all wells in millions of gallons per day

15. Water supply infrastructure systems For groundwater, the AWWA reports illustrate management parameters that can be measured: • Capacity expansions in procurement or construction phase and expansions planned within the next 5 years • Surface water effects on groundwater • Wellhead protection program status • Average chemical cost for groundwater treatment per millions of gallons • Total costs for residuals treatment and disposal per year

16. Water supply infrastructure systems For delivered water, the AWWA reports: • Annual water production in millions of gallons per year for groundwater, surface water, and finished water purchased from other systems. • Volume of water delivered annually in millions of gallons for residential, commercial/industrial, municipal government, agricultural, wholesale, and other types not previously listed

17. Water supply infrastructure systems Water supply treatment Unit treatment processes can be classified by type: • Pre sedimentation • Initial mixing • Flocculation • Sedimentation • Filtration • Disinfection • Advanced techniques (to treat against inorganic, organic, and radiological compounds)